Teotihuacan
Teotihuacan is an ancient Mesoamerican city located in a sub-valley of the Valley of Mexico, which is located in the State of Mexico, 40 kilometers (25 mi) northeast of modern-day Mexico City. Wikipedia
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Mexico
- January: 11 h 04 of daylight
- February: 11 h 30 of daylight
- March: 12 h 01 of daylight
- April: 12 h 36 of daylight
- May: 13 h 04 of daylight
- June: 13 h 19 of daylight
- July: 13 h 13 of daylight
- August: 12 h 48 of daylight
- September: 12 h 16 of daylight
- October: 11 h 42 of daylight
- November: 11 h 12 of daylight
- December: 10 h 57 of daylight
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan Attraction · 250 m
- Pirámide del Sol Attraction · 30 m
- Palace of the Jaguars Attraction · 630 m
- Pyramid of the Moon Attraction · 790 m
- Las Viviendas de los Sacerdotes Ruins · 180 m
- Palace of the Sun Ruins · 190 m
- Museo de Sitio Teotihuacan Museum · 240 m
- Mural del Puma Artwork · 370 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Festival Chaman Teotihuacán
November
November 1. The annual Day of the Dead celebration includes an amazing fleet of hot air balloons floating over the pyramids as well as papel picado, painting, pottery and other traditional handcraft classes.
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Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Teotihuacan); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.